Telluride Things to Do

Because of its important contributions to early mining, Telluride was designated as a National Historic Landmark District. The town's Victorian and mining character is protected.
The houses are absolutely lovely to see. I've put some other pictures in my travelogues.

This scenic and historic byway is one of six All-American roads recognised for outstanding scenic, geologic and historic sites.

We made a trip to Ouray (1 1/2 hours) and Silverton (2,5 hours). A long ride, but so incredible breathtaking.

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From Telluride you can hike up to spectacular Bridal Veil Falls. A moderately strenuous trail leads 1.2 miles up to the base of the falls. From there, you can hike another 0.6 miles to the top of the falls if you wish. The trail does extend beyond the top of the falls for those who wish to journey farther. At the top of the falls sits the old generator house.

Ski Access and Schedule

Mountain Access
To access the ski area from Telluride, use Lift 7 on
the south end of Mahoney Drive or use Lift 8 or the gondola,
both found on the south end of Oak Street.
Beginner terrain is best accessed from Mountain Village
at Lifts 1, 4, 10 and the gondola.

Operating Schedule
Open November 21, 2000 through April 15, 2001,
8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily!

Terrain Information
Skiable acres: 1,050

Longest run: 2.85 miles

Coonskin Base: 8,725 feet (2,660 meters)

Station Telluride Base:8,760 feet (2,670 meters)

Station Mountain Village: 9,540 feet (2,908 meters)

Top of Lift 9: 11,890 feet (3,625 meters)

Gold Hill Summit: 12,247 feet (3,735 meters)

Terrain:21% beginner;47% intermediate; 32% advanced

Average Annual Snowfall:311 inches

Vertical Drop: 3,522 feet (1,074 meters)

3,165 feet lift-served (965 meters)

Total Lifts/Trails: 12 lifts; 66 trails;

1 three-stage gondola (2 lifts); 4 high-speed quads;
2 triples, 2 doubles; 1 surface poma; 1 Magic Carpet for beginners

Lift Capacity: 14,946 skiers per hour

Surge Air Garden Terrain Park

Over 40 hits, 12-foot competition halfpipe.

Nordic Trails:30-km Nordic network

Roudy is the local cowboy and he has been taking tourist on horseback rides for years. His ranch is up near Mountain Village and has incredible views of Mt. Wilson and Wilson Peak. The horse do the work while you gape at the incredible scenery.

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To be honest I wasn't impressed with the town . I kept hereing that people referred to it as a" little Switzerland ". I honestly didn't see it. It was the only real dissapointment in the trip . However we did go jeeping up to Yankee basin from Ouray .This was alot of fun .There are several jeeping tours if you don't want to jeep there yourself . That the way we decided to do it . I'm glad because we got alittle history of the old mining towns and the mountain itself and met some nice people on the way . There are some old abandoned mining towns we stop at on the way to see the wildflowers at Yankee Basin . The tour company was called little switzerland of america (i believe) .I would go there just for the jeep tour .It is not far from Telluride and the drive around Ridgeway is beautiful .I know there is also jeeping in silverton and Telluride .What shouldn't be missed is the drive between Ouray and Silverton . The scenery can't be beat . It's called the million dollar highway .

We stayed up on the mountain . There is a free Gondola that takes you to the town below . A few nice shops and food on the mountain. There are some nice hiking trails up there that you access from the gondola.